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  • Cheetah Project Manager – Beyond Arm Chair Travel With the PMP Exam

    Michelle LaBrosse, PMP, CAC, PMI-ACP, CCPM, RYT

    Arm Chair Travel – has to suffice when you can’t do the real thing. Cheetah Exam Prep moves people beyond Arm Chair Travel on the PMP exam.

    I spent a rainy weekend in April watching every streaming show I could find on Greece. It was my first “arm chair” adventure as I tend to prefer to take the actual trip than to just dream about taking the trip someday. However my plans to travel to Greece in September have now been rescheduled twice in two years due to travel concerns over Covid. So it’s the arm chair adventure that will suffice for visiting Greece, for now.

    It got me thinking about how people approach the Project Management Professional exam – are they just dreaming about someday being PMP certified or will they actually become PMP certified with their efforts?  I was reviewing a popular online PMP overview program – it was as good as some of those high production value Greece travel shows I watched.  Just like those shows would not actually help me get to experience Greece in person, this glitzy PMP overview program would not help people become PMP certified.  But then I don’t think that was its purpose.

    Think about it – is your purpose just to wet your appetite on becoming a PMP or to actually become a PMP?  I’ve learned over the past several years that over fifty percent of people who take other PMP exam prep programs fail to go on the actually take the PMP exam.  Just like I have failed to get to Greece after spending countless hours planning on taking a trip to Greece.

    When you sign up for Cheetah Exam Prep – you are taking the trip to become PMP certified – not just planning or dreaming on taking the trip.  Cheetah students START Cheetah’s Exam Prep program already having their PMP exam scheduled for the day after their class ends (we have an extensive pre-course program to make sure Cheetah students pass PMI’s PMP eligibility application and can schedule their exam BEFORE they waste any time preparing for an exam – who wants to study for an exam they can’t take?). This ensures they cross the finish line and actually become PMP certified from their efforts.

    If you’re evaluating the best way for you to actually BECOME PMP certified – check on this nuance (it’s not minor).  If the program claims it meets PMI”s requirement for the 35 hours of education for the PMI eligibility application, it won’t get you across the finish line of actually taking and passing the PMP exam.  You won’t even be able to complete your PMI Eligibility application until AFTER the program ends.  There are other reasons why your PMI eligibility application could be denied.  This is like putting in a non-refundable deposit of both your time and money on a trip you may not be able to take because you could not secure a visa for the country you wanted to visit.

    Do you want to do arm chair travel for the PMP exam, or do you actually want to become PMP certified?  If it’s the latter, reduce your risks and go with the 20 year industry leader – Cheetah Exam Prep.

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